Our people
The Faculty of Management, Law & Social Sciences employs more than 120 academic staff and a dedicated team of professional business support staff to teach and administer its portfolio of undergraduate, Master's, MBA, and doctoral programmes.
Dean and Deputy Dean
Professor Zahir Irani
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Management, Law & Social Sciences
Professor Zahir Irani joined the University of Bradford as Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law in December 2016.
Professor Irani has held several senior management positions at Brunel University London, the most recent of which being the Dean of College (Business, Arts and Social Sciences - CBASS) which he set up following an organisational restructuring from eight schools into three colleges.
Prior to this role, he was seconded full-time to Whitehall, where he was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Cabinet Office during part of the coalition Government.
He is however most proud of being Head of the Brunel Business School, which in 2013 was awarded the Times Higher Education Business School of the Year under his leadership.
He completed a BEng (Hons) at Salford University before then accepting a research position in industry where he finished his Master’s degree by research.
He has a PhD in the area of investment evaluation and undertook his leadership development at the Harvard Business School.
He has an extensive list of 3 and 4 star publications in the area of information systems, management decision making, eGovernment and more recently food security within a circular economy. He has significant grant income from national and international funding councils such as EPSRC, ESRC, EU (FP7, H20202, Marie Curie), Qatar Foundation (QNRF). Professor Irani has a sector leading H-index.
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Contact details
Email: z.irani@bradford.ac.ukPA: Ms Sabina Adam
Email: s.adam3@bradford.ac.ukTel: 01274 234371
Professor Vishanth Weerakkody
Deputy Dean and Professor in Digital Governance
Professor Vishanth Weerakkody joined the School of Management at University of Bradford in March 2017 as Professor in Management Information Systems and Governance.
He was previously a Professor of Digital Governance at the Business School in Brunel University, London where he held several leadership roles.
Prior to his academic career, Prof Weerakkody worked in a number of multinational organisations, including IBM UK.
He has a successful track record of Research and Enterprise and has secured numerous research grants from funding bodies such as the European Commission (FP7 & H2020), Economic and Social Research Council, Qatar Foundation and UK Local Government.
His R&D expertise spans several disciplines including, management decision making, ICT evaluation, public administration, social Innovation and process transformation.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research and a Handling Editor for Information Systems Frontiers. He is a Chartered IT Professional and Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
Faculty Management Committee
Professor Zahir Irani
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Management, Law & Social Sciences
Professor Zahir Irani joined the University of Bradford as Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law in December 2016.
Professor Irani has held several senior management positions at Brunel University London, the most recent of which being the Dean of College (Business, Arts and Social Sciences - CBASS) which he set up following an organisational restructuring from eight schools into three colleges.
Prior to this role, he was seconded full-time to Whitehall, where he was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Cabinet Office during part of the coalition Government.
He is however most proud of being Head of the Brunel Business School, which in 2013 was awarded the Times Higher Education Business School of the Year under his leadership.
He completed a BEng (Hons) at Salford University before then accepting a research position in industry where he finished his Master’s degree by research.
He has a PhD in the area of investment evaluation and undertook his leadership development at the Harvard Business School.
He has an extensive list of 3 and 4 star publications in the area of information systems, management decision making, eGovernment and more recently food security within a circular economy. He has significant grant income from national and international funding councils such as EPSRC, ESRC, EU (FP7, H20202, Marie Curie), Qatar Foundation (QNRF). Professor Irani has a sector leading H-index.
View full profile of Professor Zahir Irani »
Contact details
Email: z.irani@bradford.ac.ukPA: Ms Sabina Adam
Email: s.adam3@bradford.ac.ukTel: 01274 234371
Professor Vishanth Weerakkody
Deputy Dean and Professor in Digital Governance
Professor Vishanth Weerakkody joined the School of Management at University of Bradford in March 2017 as Professor in Management Information Systems and Governance.
He was previously a Professor of Digital Governance at the Business School in Brunel University, London where he held several leadership roles.
Prior to his academic career, Prof Weerakkody worked in a number of multinational organisations, including IBM UK.
He has a successful track record of Research and Enterprise and has secured numerous research grants from funding bodies such as the European Commission (FP7 & H2020), Economic and Social Research Council, Qatar Foundation and UK Local Government.
His R&D expertise spans several disciplines including, management decision making, ICT evaluation, public administration, social Innovation and process transformation.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research and a Handling Editor for Information Systems Frontiers. He is a Chartered IT Professional and Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
Professor Amir Sharif
Associate Dean (International) and Professor of Circular Economy
Chris Kaushal-Bolland
Head of Operations
Chris joined the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences as the Head of Faculty Operations in August 2017 after completing assignments within Professional Services functions across the University as a Change Manager and Programme Manager respectively.
As the Head of Operations, Chris is a member of the faculty executive team and works strategically to support the strategic direction and development of the faculty. He leads faculty operations and a dynamic administrative team to shape and deliver an effective, flexible and responsive service to support positive shifts in organisational culture and transformational change.
Prior to joining higher education, Chris worked extensively across the National Health Service at local and national level and brought about transformational change and embraced the use of technology to improve patient care and positive outcomes.
In parallel with his professional career, Chris is an Executive MBA alumnus of the University of Bradford and continues to be research active by undertaking the DBA doctoral programme with a portfolio including organisational culture, change management and ethical transformational leadership.
Patrick Ryan
Head of the School of Social Sciences
Elaine Dean
Business Engagement Manager
Faculty Professional & Business Support
Chris Kaushal-Bolland
Head of Operations
Chris joined the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences as the Head of Faculty Operations in August 2017 after completing assignments within Professional Services functions across the University as a Change Manager and Programme Manager respectively.
As the Head of Operations, Chris is a member of the faculty executive team and works strategically to support the strategic direction and development of the faculty. He leads faculty operations and a dynamic administrative team to shape and deliver an effective, flexible and responsive service to support positive shifts in organisational culture and transformational change.
Prior to joining higher education, Chris worked extensively across the National Health Service at local and national level and brought about transformational change and embraced the use of technology to improve patient care and positive outcomes.
In parallel with his professional career, Chris is an Executive MBA alumnus of the University of Bradford and continues to be research active by undertaking the DBA doctoral programme with a portfolio including organisational culture, change management and ethical transformational leadership.